Aisha Buhari arrives Washington DC

Mrs Aisha Buhari arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday for the 25th Anniversary celebration of Zumunta Association USA Inc. She will be there for a week to attend various functions including been hosted by the United States Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Voice of America. More photos after the cut...

Obama pardons and shortens terms for 214 prisoners; 67 had life sentence

US President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 federal prisoners Wednesday, the largest single-day grant of commutations in the nation's history.  He has 562 total commutations during his presidency — most of which have come in the past year . Obama has now used his constitutional clemency power to shorten the sentences of more federal inmates than 9 past presidents combined.
The early release of the 214 prisoners, mostly low-level drug offenders and non violent offenders, is part of Obama's effort to correct what he views as unreasonably long mandatory minimum sentences to those inmates. Some date back decades, including 71-year-old Richard L. Reser of Sedgwick, Kan., who was given a 40-year sentence for dealing methamphatamine and firearm possession in 1989. He'll be released Dec. 1.

Nigerian Olympic football team stranded in Atlanta following disagreement over chatter flight

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics is on Friday night but the football part of the tournament will begin tomorrow August 4th and Nigeria is supposed to play Japan in the opening match but guess where our footballers are? They are stuck in Atlanta following a disagreement over their chatter flight. 

Graphic Photos Of Local Farmers Killed By Suspected Herdsmen In Kwara State.

Here are graphic photos of five farmers killed by unknown gunmen believed to be herdsmen at Share, the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Confirming the attack, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the dead, who are from Tsaragi, were killed by suspected herdsmen while working on a farm at Share

Governor Fayose Distributes N10 Million Grant To Artisans In Ekiti State.. Photos

To aid small scale enterprise in Ekiti State, governor Ayo Fayose distributed N10m grant to 200 Artisans at N50,000 grant each. See photos below;

First In History! 60-Year-Old Christian Woman Flogged For Selling Alcohol In Indonesia..

An elderly Christian woman has been caned in Indonesia, the first time a Sharia law punishment has been meted out to a non-Muslim. The 60-year-old, who was convicted of selling alcohol, was whipped nearly 30 times with a rattan cane, before a crowd of hundreds, in Aceh province on Tuesday, according to reports.

Rick Ross shows off weightloss in Men's Health Magazine

Rapper Rick Ross showed off his weightloss in the August issue of Men's Health magazine. In the issue, he explained how he managed to lose nearly 70 pounds by eating right and exercising. Rick Ross has so far lost over 100 pounds since he started his weight loss journey in 2011 after having two consecutive seizures...